Markell Beasley, 6, was found dead alongside his alleged kidnapper Tuesday night. Their bodies were discovered in Cape Girardeau after police responded to a 911 call about a person shot in an apartment.

The Jefferson City child was traveling to St. Louis with family members Saturday night, and released to Demetrius Beasley, who formerly had a relationship with the boy’s mother, but is not a blood relative.

Cape Girardeau Police are investigating their deaths as a murder-suicide.